97 illegal gambling site organizations arrested for 'stakes of 88.9 billion'

The cybercrime investigation unit of the Gwangju Police Agency arrested 97 people, including A, on charges of opening a gambling space, and arrested 18 of them and handed them over to the prosecution.

Mr. A and others are accused of operating nine illegal online gambling sites worth 88.9 billion won for nine months from August last year.

They committed crimes by dividing roles such as general manager and interim management, exchange of money, and recruiting fake bank accounts, and a gangster managed by the police was also involved.

The police collected 4.1 billion won of their criminal proceeds before prosecution, and also booked 140 people who used gambling sites.